Wig, plant them in early June. They' ll be done growing by bowseason,but they' ll be fine for the deer after frosts come anyways. We have snow on the ground now, and my one plot with beggies in is getting hit hard by the deer pawing to get at' em. You' ll find that the beggies draw more deer in " AFTER" most everything else has died/dying. They should be considered a late fall food source(atleast that' s my experience). The deer will paw at them well into winter as long as there are still a few beggies left.Steve